title: [The electrophysiological mechanism of the long QT syndrome].
abstract: There are several functions to modulate if action potential prolongation and early and late after depolarizations are expected to appear, namely: calcium/sodium channels gating modes, potassium channels rectification, 3Na+/1Ca+2 exchange function, left/to/right balance of the sympathetic innervation of the heart. Based upon chronological correspondence of electrophysiological events and surface ecg waves, heterogeneous prolonged repolarization and after depolarizations are two possible explanations for QT interval prolongation and dispersion in both acquired and congenital long QT syndromes. Pauses commonly trigger arrhythmias in acquired LQTS, and imbalanced sympathetic drive commonly triggers arrhythmias in the congenital type of the syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica I Medicală Cardiologică B, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa, Iaşi.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lucaci
mesh_terms: D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000502:physiology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000502:physiology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D015221:Potassium Channels; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
vernacular_title: Mecanismul electrofiziologic al sindromului QT lung.